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Nicolás C. Acevedo (b. 1906) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Aguadilla, Aguadilla
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
6, 1906.
Son of Pedro Acevedo and Ramona (Castillo) Acevedo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1964.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond L. Acosta (b. 1925) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 31,
1925.
Son of Ramon Acosta and Carmen Acosta.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; FBI
special agent; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1980-82; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1982-94; took senior status 1994.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Theophilus J. Alcantara (b. 1902) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Trinidad,
December
21, 1902.
Son of Pedro de Alcantara (Venezuelan Secretary of War).
American Labor candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1938.
African
and Venezuelan ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugenio Alfredo Alvarez (1918-1976) —
also known as Eugenio A. Alvarez —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 21,
1918.
Son of Innocencio Alvarez and Juana (Rodriguez) Alvarez.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972;
member of New York
state assembly 75th District, 1973-74.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died, in Beekman Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1976 (age 57 years, 206
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1943
to Ines Leon. |
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Carmen E. Arroyo (b. 1943) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in 1943.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Herman Badillo (b. 1929) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Caguas, Caguas
Municipio, Puerto Rico, August
21, 1929.
Son of Francisco Badillo and Carmen (Rivera) Badillo.
Lawyer;
accountant;
borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1966-69; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1967;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1988;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1969 (Democratic primary), 1973
(Democratic primary), 1977 (Democratic primary), 2001 (Republican
primary); U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1971-77; Democratic
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1986.
Protestant.
Puerto Rican ancestry. Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma.
First
person of Puerto Rican birth to have a vote in the U.S. Congress.
Still living as of 2009.
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Angelina Cabrera —
also known as Angela Cabrera —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from New York; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Female.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 1993.
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Róger Calero (b. 1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Nicaragua,
1969.
Not U.S. citizen; meat packer;
journalist;
convicted
of sale
of marijuana, 1988; arrested
in 2002, at the Houston airport, while returning from Cuba, and jailed,
while deportation
proceedings were started, but released in 2003; Socialist Workers
candidate for President
of the United States, 2004, 2008; Socialist Workers candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 2006.
Nicaraguan ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Peter Miguel Camejo (b. 1939) —
also known as Peter Camejo —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Folsom, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
31, 1939.
Son of Daniel Camejo Octavio and Elvia Guanche.
Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1976; Green candidate for Governor of
California, 2002, 2003, 2006; Independent candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004.
Venezuelan ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Buenaventura Carbo (b. 1859) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cuba, April 17,
1859.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Cienfuegos, 1907-14.
Cuban ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson L. Castro (b. 1972) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic, January
25, 1972.
Chief of staff for Assemblyman Adriano
Espaillat; member of New York
state assembly 86th District, 2009-.
Dominican and African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Angelo Del Toro (c.1947-1994) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., about 1947.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1975-94 (72nd District 1975-82, 68th District
1983-94); died in office 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack during kidney
dialysis, at Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1994 (age about 47
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adriano Espaillat —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 72nd District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate in primary for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 2005.
Dominican ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Fernando Ferrer (b. 1950) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April 30,
1950.
Democrat. Borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1987-2001; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member, Credentials Committee, 2008;
Democratic candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2001 (primary), 2005.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert Garcia (b. 1933) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
9, 1933.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; computer
engineer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-67 (83rd District 1966, 77th District 1967);
resigned 1967; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1967-78; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1978-90 (21st District 1978-83,
18th District 1983-90); resigned 1990; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988;
indicted
in 1988, along with his wife, on federal bribery
and extortion
charges;
convicted
in October 1989 and sentenced
to three years in prison
(served 104 days); the conviction was reversed on appeal; retried
and again convicted
in 1991; the second conviction was also overturned, and prosecutors
dropped the case.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Teresa Gutierrez (b. 1951) —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born January
6, 1951.
Workers World candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004.
Female.
Hispanic ancestry. Lesbian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Olga A. Mendez —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mayagüez, Mayagüez
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1980,
1984,
1988
(speaker);
member of New York
state senate, 1993; defeated (Republican), 2004.
Female.
Puerto Rican ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 2004.
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Robert E. Menendez (b. 1954) —
also known as Robert Menendez —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Union City, N.J., 1986-92; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1987-91; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of New Jersey
state senate, 1991-92; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1993-.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Milton Milan (b. 1962) —
also known as Milt Milan —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., 1962.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1996;
mayor
of Camden, N.J., 1997-2000.
Hispanic ancestry.
Arrested
in March 2000 and charged with taking
payoffs and bribes.
Still living as of 2000.
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John Moreno (c.1927-1999) —
of Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born about 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly 51st District, 1963-65; defeated in primary, 1964.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, at Mount Sinai Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
19, 1999 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Antonia Pantoja (1922-2002) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, September
13, 1922.
Democrat. School
teacher; welder; social
worker; founder, in 1961, of ASPIRA, a non-profit organization
which promotes education and community for Puerto Rican and other
Latino youth; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967;
received the Medal
of Freedom, 1996; inducted into the Hunter College Hall of
Fame.
Female.
Puerto Rican ancestry. Lesbian.
Died, of cancer, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 24,
2002 (age 79 years, 253
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adam Clayton Powell IV (b. 1962) —
also known as Adam Clayton Powell Diago —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1962.
Son of Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr. and Yvette Diago (Flores) Powell.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1994; candidate in primary for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1997; member of New York
state assembly, 2001-.
African
and Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Henry D. Purroy (c.1848-1903) —
of Fordham, New York, New York County (now Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born about 1848.
Son of John B. Purroy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892,
1896;
New
York County Clerk, 1893.
Spanish and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Saratoga, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
22, 1903 (age about 55
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roberto Ramirez (b. 1950) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Juana Díaz, Juana
Díaz Municipio, Puerto Rico, April 5,
1950.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1991-2000 (77th District 1991-92, 78th District
1993-2000); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Presidential Elector for New York, 2000;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2004-08.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, Phi
Theta Kappa.
Still living as of 2008.
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Manuel Ramos (b. 1917) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Puerto Rico, November
23, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 79th District, 1967-72.
Puerto Rican ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Still living as of 1972.
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Jose Ramos Lopes (b. 1915) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
2, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1959-67 (New York County 14th District 1959-65,
75th District 1966, 70th District 1967).
Catholic.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives:
Married to Aida Cartagena. |
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Carlos M. Rios (1914-1980) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ponce, Ponce
Municipio, Puerto Rico, March 5,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Independent Theater Employees Union; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1963-65.
Protestant.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Died, following a stroke, in
the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 6,
1980 (age 66 years, 93
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Candida Santos. |
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José Enrique Serrano (b. 1943) —
also known as José E. Serrano —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Mayagüez, Mayagüez
Municipio, Puerto Rico, October
24, 1943.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1975-90 (75th District 1975-82, 73rd District
1983-90); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008,
2008;
candidate in primary for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1985; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1990-2003 (18th District 1990-93,
16th District 1993-2003).
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Anthony Suarez (b. 1953) —
of Florida.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
16, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 35th District, 1999-.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Nydia Margarita Velázquez (b. 1953) —
also known as Nydia M. Velázquez —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Yabucoa, Yabucoa
Municipio, Puerto Rico, March 28,
1953.
Democrat. Special assistant to U.S. Representative Edolphus
Towns, 1983; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(speaker).
Female.
Catholic.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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